Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-26

Southern Theater Command Navy Organizes Forces for Emergency Rescue of Distressed Vietnamese Vessel

南部战区海军组织力量紧急救援越南籍遇险船舶

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-26
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16475915.html
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7月25日19时许，南部战区海军接南海救115船通报，1艘越南籍船舶在永暑礁以北38海里附近海域遇险沉没。接到通报后，南部战区海军紧急启动应急响应方案，第一时间组织“友好”号医院船、日照舰等兵力前出实施联合搜救。26日上午10时许，日照舰发现5名落水人员后，随即派出舰载小艇实施救援。2名出现失温症状的越南船员，在“友好”号医院船经3个半小时的救治已脱离生命危险。目前，获救人员已全部安全转移，南部战区海军仍在全力组织搜救。日照舰派出舰载小艇实施救援（朱宇晗摄）日照舰派出舰载小艇实施救援（朱宇晗摄）日照舰派出舰载小艇实施救援（周建彬摄） “友好”号医院船医护人员对越南遇险船员实施救治（张苏恒摄） “友好”号医院船医护人员对越南遇险船员实施救治（张苏恒摄）越南脱险船员对“友好”号医院船医护人员表示感谢（王彤哲摄）作者：贺跃民杨捷王一飞黄春茂张苏恒王彤哲朱宇晗周建彬

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On July 25–26, the Southern Theater Command Navy deployed the hospital ship Youhao and the destroyer Rizhao to waters roughly 38 nautical miles north of Fiery Cross Reef after a Vietnamese vessel foundered and sank, rescuing five survivors and providing medical treatment to two crew members with hypothermia aboard the Youhao. The operation documents the Southern Theater Command Navy's use of Fiery Cross Reef as a de facto response hub, with the Youhao's medical capacity playing a direct operational role rather than a symbolic one. The prominent publication of Vietnamese crew members expressing gratitude points to a deliberate framing of the PLA Navy as a benign regional presence in the South China Sea.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "南部战区海军组织力量紧急救援越南籍遇险船舶." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-26. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16475915.html.

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